Countdown Timer. vs Event Countdown & Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countdown Timer.
A user-friendly countdown application with a beautiful interface and extensive customization options. It offers Apple Watch and iCloud support, smart notifications, and widgets to keep you informed about upcoming events. The app is compatible with older iOS versions.
- Customizable countdowns with user pictures
- Apple Watch and iCloud synchronization
- Smart notifications for upcoming events
- Widget support for quick access
- Compatibility with iOS 10 and above
- Localization in multiple languages
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Simple, convenient, functional, beautiful countdown with widget, Apple Watch and iCloud support. In addition, this application supports older versions of devices. Smart notifications will help you keep track of upcoming events! Features: * Beautiful detail view (with custom user's pictures); * Support for Apple Watch; * Support iOS10 and above; * iCloud sync; * Notifications; * Widgets; * Many functions during creation (such as "Repeat", "Keep count when end", "Select notification time", etc.); * Customization of countdowns; * Localization for English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Russian languages.
Event Countdown & Widget
Never forget important dates again. This app helps you track upcoming events with customizable widgets and a stylish overview. Set reminders for birthdays, holidays, and more, all from your home screen.
- Home screen widgets for direct tracking
- Stylish overview of all countdowns
- Countdown to event start
- Customizable countdown colors
- Reminders for various life events
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Countdown Widget - Day Counter reminds you of important dates and events in your life so you don't have to calculate remaining days with a calendar. With Countdown for Days, you will never miss a birthday, retirement date, payday, anniversary, graduation ceremony, wedding, birth, exam, army service, football game, summer vacation, shopping sales events or any other important dates. Countdown - Features: • Follow your activities directly from the home screen with widgets • All your countdowns in one place with a stylish view. • Countdown for events and countdown when the event starts • Color of each countdown can be customized
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Verdict
Countdown Timer. and Event Countdown & Widget both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 64% of Countdown Timer.'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Event Countdown & Widget's. Countdown Timer. also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (113 vs 15). Event Countdown & Widget's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Countdown Timer. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Event Countdown & Widget sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Countdown Timer. against 4.7 for Event Countdown & Widget. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown Timer. has 113 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Countdown Timer.'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Event Countdown & Widget's.
Countdown Timer. ships an update every 6 months, Event Countdown & Widget monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Countdown Timer. | Event Countdown & Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (113 ratings) — better | 4.7 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 113 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Danylo Andriushchenko | Senol Cagir |
Customer experience
Countdown Timer.
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In-app purchases
Countdown Timer.
- Remove ads.$1.99
Event Countdown & Widget
- Pro Subscription + No Ads$2.991 Month
Questions
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